Rib Eye Steaks with Mushrooms and Onions

These delicious, tender rib eye steaks are made in the oven and topped with an easy mushroom and onion topping. It’s fast and easy to cook rib eye steaks in the oven by searing it in the cast iron skillet first and then finishing it off in the oven. Mushroom and onion topping is a perfect buttery addition to the steaks.

RIB EYE STEAKS

Rib eye steaks are one of the most popular cuts of steak out there. It’s juicy, tender, and full of flavor so why wouldn’t it be a favorite?

What makes rib eye steaks so juicy and flavorful is the generous amount of marbling throughout. Marbling is the thin layers or streaks of fat that runs all thought the lean parts of meat. These streaks of fat is what makes cooked steaks juicy and flavorful by infusing the lean meat with fats.

Rib eye steaks come from the primal rib area located right under the front ribs portion. The ever-so-popular prime rib comes from this area and rib eye steaks are simply prime rib sliced into steaks. Rib eye steaks can come with bone or without bone.

These steaks are beautiful grilled, smoked, or cooked on the stove/oven. For the best tasting rib eye steaks, try to pick out the cuts with more even and fine marbling throughout.

HOW TO COOK RIB EYE STEAKS

Prepare Rib Eye Steaks

Before cooking the steak, you need to give it time to warm up to about room temperature. Cold meat seizes when quickly introduced to high heat so for the best texture, let the steaks rest and warm up on the cutting board for 15-30 minutes before cooking.

Pat steaks dry with a paper towel and season generously with salt and pepper on both sides.

Cooking Mushrooms and Onions

Preheat a well seasoned cast iron skillet over medium heat and add butter. Once butter is mostly melted, add sliced onions and cook until onions start to brown. Press in garlic, saute until fragrant, and add mushrooms to the pan. Cook vegetables for a few minutes.

Pour in mushroom stock and season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook until mushrooms soften and then take everything out of the skillet. Wipe the skillet down with a paper towel to get rid of any small pieces left behind.

Cooking Rib Eye Steaks

Preheat the oven to 450°.

Preheat cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and add a little bit of butter. Spread butter all over the pan and place the steaks in the hot skillet. Sear steaks for 30-45 seconds on each side.

Spread mushrooms and onions mixture over the steaks and transfer the skillet into the oven. Bake until the steaks reach your desired temperature. Depending on the steak thickness and temperature wanted, it could take between 5 and 15 minutes.

You can use a leave it thermometer to take temperature of the steak but make sure to slide it through the side of the steak, towards the middle. If leave in thermometer is not available, take the temperature with a regular meat thermometer.

STEAK TEMPERATURES

125°-130° = Rare

135°-140° = Medium-rare

145°-150° = Medium

150°-155° = Medium-well

160°-165° = Well

WHAT TO SERVE WITH RIB EYE STEAKS

Mashed Potatoes is a classic side dish that compliments any steak perfectly.

Roasted Potatoes is another great side dish for a classic steak and potatoes dinner.

Rib Eye Steaks

Instructions

Prepare the steaks:

Let the steaks rest and warm up on the cutting board for 15-30 minutes before cooking.

Pat steaks dry with a paper towel and season generously with salt and pepper on both sides.

Mushrooms and Onions:

Preheat a well seasoned cast iron skillet over medium heat and add butter. Once butter is mostly melted, add sliced onions and cook until onions start to brown.

Press in garlic and saute until fragrant. Add mushrooms to the pan and cook vegetables for a few minutes.

Pour in mushroom stock and season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook until mushrooms soften, take everything out of the skillet and set it aside.

Wipe the skillet down with a paper towel to get rid of any small pieces left behind.

Cooking Rib Eye Steaks:

Preheat the oven to 450°.

Preheat the skillet over medium-high heat and add a little bit of butter. Spread butter all over the pan and place the steaks in the hot skillet. Sear steaks for 30-45 seconds on each side.

Spread mushrooms and onions mixture over the steaks and place the skillet in the oven. Bake until the steaks reach your desired temperature. Depending on the steak thickness and temperature wanted, it could take between 5 and 15 minutes.

You can use a leave-in thermometer to take temperature of the steak but make sure to slide it through the side of the steak, towards the middle.

(If leave in thermometer is not available, take the temperature with a regular meat thermometer but make sure to take the steak out of the oven and close the oven door while taking the temperature.)